The Original Grug Collection

Grug is a fictional character appearing in a series of Australian children's books by the author Ted Prior. They were published between 1979 and 1992 by Hodder Headline Australia and have now been republished by Simon & Schuster. The reprinted series is now available for purchase. Due to the popularity of the series, new titles are being published, some are already available for purchase.

"Grug began his life as the top of a Burrawong tree. Resembling a small, striped haystack with feet and a nose, he is fascinated by the world around him and solves everyday problems creatively and without fuss. When dancing instructions are too difficult to understand, Grug invents his own dance and calls it "The Grug"."

Author : Ted Prior

Format : 24 Paperback books - does not come with box/display case

Condition : New

Dimensions : Each book, 15cm x 15 cm x 0.5cm

Books included in this listing are:

Grug

Grug and the big red apple

Grug and the green paint

Grug and his garden

Grug in the playground

Grug meets Snoot

Grug and the rainbow

Grug learns to swim

Grug has a birthday

Grug goes fishing

Grug at the beach

Grug goes to school

Grug at the zoo

Grug and his bicycle

Grug at the snow

Grug plays soccer

Grug plays cricket

Grug learns to cook

Grug and his music

Grug builds a car

Grug builds a boat

Grug and his kite

Grug learns to dance

Grug goes shopping

About Ted Prior

Ted Prior previously worked as a police officer and art teacher. He also worked in children's TV and animation. In 1979 he started his GRUG series of children's picture books.

A. Thirty years ago I was living on a small farm in northern New South Wales. I had just started reading stories to my two very young children and thought I would try to create our own imaginary bush animal and write a story about it. I doodled around and came up with Grug.

Roger Hargreaves is the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss children's book series. The Mr Men series began in 1971, and now consists of 47 books published in English. The Little Miss series began in 1981, and is comprised of 33 books published in English. After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death.

Roger Hargreaves is the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss children's book series. The Mr Men series began in 1971, and now consists of 46 books published in English. The Little Miss series began in 1981, and is comprised of 33 books published in English. After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death.

This complete and unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potter's Tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published to enable them to be read in proper sequence, as several are linked together by events and characters. A section at the end of the book contains four additional works by Beatrix Potter that were not published in her own lifetime.

Beatrix Potter loved traditional rhymes and riddles, and she wove them into her tales whenever she could. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together over fifty of her nursery rhymes in one collection and makes a perfect book of first verse for every young child. The accompanying CD contains all the rhymes set to music in Peter Cobbin's wonderfully varied and tuneful arrangements.

Grug is a fictional character appearing in a series of Australian children's books by the author Ted Prior. They were published between 1979 and 1992 by Hodder Headline Australia and have now been republished by Simon & Schuster. The reprinted series is now available for purchase.